"金玉" meaning in Japanese

See 金玉 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʲĩŋʲɡʲo̞kɯ̟] Forms: 金玉 [canonical] (ruby: (きん), (ぎょく)), kingyoku [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 金玉 (MC kim ngjowk, literally “gold + jewel”). First cited in Japanese in a text from the early 800s. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|金玉|lit=gold + jewel}} 金玉 (MC kim ngjowk, literally “gold + jewel”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|きんぎょく}} 金(きん)玉(ぎょく) • (kingyoku)
  1. gold and jade
    Sense id: en-金玉-ja-noun-gT9Mt7QX Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 16 5 5 21 23 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 75 25
  2. something valuable and expensive
    Sense id: en-金玉-ja-noun-IWu8gsQ1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kʲĩnta̠ma̠] Forms: 金玉 [canonical] (ruby: (きん), (たま)), 金玉 [canonical] (ruby: 金玉(キンタマ)), kintama [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 金 (kin, “gold”) + 玉 (tama, “ball”). Attested since at least 1590. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|金|玉|sort=きんたま|t1=gold|t2=ball|tr1=kin|tr2=tama}} 金 (kin, “gold”) + 玉 (tama, “ball”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|きんたま|キンタマ}} 金(きん)玉(たま) or 金玉(キンタマ) • (kintama)
  1. 金玉: (uncommon) a golden ball
    Sense id: en-金玉-ja-noun-1N1UUc~6 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  2. 金玉, 睾丸: (slang, mildly vulgar) balls, testicles, bollocks, nuts Categories (topical): Genitalia Synonyms: 睾丸 (english: more formal term; testicles), 陰核 (english: informal term)
    Sense id: en-金玉-ja-noun-edwKIvbs Disambiguation of Genitalia: 13 1 3 41 11 31 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 16 5 5 21 23 28
  3. 金玉: (slang, mildly vulgar) a boy
    Sense id: en-金玉-ja-noun-oua5sJt3 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 16 5 5 21 23 28
  4. 金玉: (uncommon) alternative name for 金柑 (kinkan, “kumquat”)
    Sense id: en-金玉-ja-noun-MdtHssjb Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 5 7 2 4 10 10 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 4 5 2 3 7 7 62 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 9 19 18 49 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 5 2 11 19 18 46 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 2 11 18 18 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 16 5 5 21 23 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 10 3 5 14 14 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 1 12 20 19 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: たまきん (tamakin) (english: balls, bollocks, testicles) [slang]
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for 金玉 meaning in Japanese (4.5kB)

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